Stephen Nover's WNBA Thursday Top Ticket - 15-8 WNBA Hot Streak
(WNBA) Washington vs. Seattle,
Total: 159.50 | -109.00 Under
Result: Loss
The teams met three times during the regular season. The combined score never exceeded 159 in any of the games. Now we're into the playoffs where defense and intensity goes way up. 

The Mystic have held their last 11 opponents to have an average of 74 points a game. 

The Storm have held their opponents to fewer than 80 points in 18 of their last 22 games. Seattle may catch a defensive break, too, as Washington's third-leading scorer, Natasha  Cloud, injured her knee in Sunday's regular-season finale and isn't likely to be 100 percent.